#596B12#596B12

#596B12 is a mid, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.111 H 121.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596B12
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 18)
HSL	hsl(72, 71%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(72, 83%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 0%, 83.2%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.28, -19.28, 43.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.28, 47.57, 113.91°)
OKLab	oklab(49.59% -0.0572 0.0952)
OKLCH	oklch(49.59% 0.111 121)
XYZ	xyz(9.4869, 12.6829, 2.5204)
Luminance	0.1268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596B12 #24126B

analogous

#6B5112 #596B12 #2D6B12

triadic

#596B12 #12596B #6B1259

tetradic

#596B12 #126B51 #24126B #6B122D

square

#596B12 #126B51 #24126B #6B122D

split-complementary

#596B12 #122D6B #51126B

monochromatic

#161A04 #2D3709 #596B12 #859F1B #B0D424

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#596B12 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#596B12 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596B12

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596B12	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596B12	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726400

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70641B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E655B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596b12;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.111 121.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b9559',
    500: '#596b12',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596b12;
$custom-light: #8b9559;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596b12",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 72.135,
    "s": 71.2,
    "l": 24.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49587,
    "c": 0.11104,
    "h": 121
  },
  "luminance": 0.12683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596B12

secondary

#4C36A2

accent

#3AEE5E

background

#F8F9F5

surface

#F0F1E9

border

#CBCBC5

text

#0C0D04

muted

#7D7E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #596B12

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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